US rank #2857 Girls' name Peak 2024 984 births

Liba — #2857 US girls' name

984 babies named Liba in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61970s131980s661990s1042000s1832010s3562020s256
#2857
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Liba was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

58 babies were named Liba in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liba

The Social Security Administration has registered 984 babies named Liba between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Liba currently holds the #2857 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liba performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 356 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Liba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 692 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Liba in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liba in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 984 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Liba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

984

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2024

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,857

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
58
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819821956 6

Liba by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
356 births that decade — 36% of Liba's all-time total
1950s61970s131980s661990s1042000s1832010s3562020s256

Liba by state

Where Liba concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Liba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
692 70.3%
#2 New Jersey
76 7.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.5%
New York share of Liba's total US births 70.3%
Even split

692 of 984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liba?
984 babies have been named Liba since 1956. It currently ranks #2857 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 58 births.
When was Liba most popular?
Liba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 356 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Liba most popular?
The top states for the name Liba are New York (692 births), New Jersey (76 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Liba been used?
Liba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Libby, Liberty, Libbie, Librada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.